The Marriage of James Clark and Mary Tyson Davis

Mary Tyson Davis was born about 1844 the 3rd of ten children borne to John David and Mary Tyson. She had 6 brothers and 3 sisters.

On 21 Apr 1761 in  Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, Mary Tyson Davis and James Clark were married. James was borne about 1736 in New Castle County, Delaware. His parents are currently unknown.  

James and Mary had one known child, a daughter, called Jean Davis. Sadly, they lost her at age 23. 

Jean Clark was born 1773 and died 4 April 1796. Her father, James Clark died 17 March 1790 in Kenton, Kent, Delaware. It is not known, at present, when Mary Tyson (Davis) Clark passed away. 

Mary Tyson (Davis) Clark is my 1st Cousin 6X Removed.   

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1. Harry Alexander Davis, The Davis Family (Davies and David) in Wales and America: genealogy of Morgan David of Pennsylvania (Washington, D.C.: H. A. Davis, 1927), page 23.

2. "Delaware, Marriage Records, 1750-1954," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed October 2023), Marriage: James Clark & Mary Tyson Davis, Marriage Date: 21 Apr 1761.

3. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed  October 2023); Memorial page for James Clark; (1736–17 March 1790); Find a Grave memorial # 7525139, Citing Old Presbyterian Cemetery; Dover, Kent County, Delaware, USA.

4. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Jean Clark (1773–4 April 1796), Memorial # 7525142.